Vodka gift: Berlusconi in fresh row over Putin ties
Aides insisted he had been misrepresented but the row risks embarrassing Berlusconi's coalition allies, led by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni
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Leader of the Italian right-wing party "Forza Italia" (FI), Silvio Berlusconi attends the vote for the new president of the Senate. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was under fresh scrutiny Wednesday over his friendship with Vladimir Putin after being recorded describing a birthday present of vodka from the Russian leader and expressing